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Microsoft 365 vs Microsoft 365 Government

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Microsoft 365 vs Microsoft 365 Government

Microsoft 365 Government (GCC, GCC High, DoD) is a separate sovereign cloud for US public sector. Here's the difference.

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What is Microsoft 365 GCC?

Government Community Cloud — a US government-only environment of Microsoft 365 with the same data centres as commercial but screened personnel and FedRAMP Moderate compliance. GCC High and DoD are separate sovereign clo…

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Can a non-US organisation use Microsoft 365 Government?

No. GCC, GCC High, and DoD are for US federal, state, local, and tribal government and their qualifying contractors. Organisations elsewhere use commercial Microsoft 365 with regional data residency or, in the EU, the E…

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Do all Microsoft 365 features exist in GCC High?

No. Features arrive later in the government clouds, and some — certain Copilot capabilities, consumer-facing integrations, some Viva apps — are unavailable or delayed. Check the government service descriptions before as…

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